Repurposed Baseball Wreath

I have a fun repurposed baseball wreath in honor of Major League Baseball official opening day coming soon. My nephew Bubba has played or coached baseball his entire life. He started out playing at the age of 4. He played little league for years, and actually went to the Sr. Little League World Series in Kissimmee Florida where his team placed second. Bubba played in High for four years (pitcher), and then played at UNC Charlotte, and Volunteer State Jr. College in Gallatin TN (infield) After that he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers Organization for two years. Then he played in the Independent Professional League in Florence Ky. (The Florence Freedom) Since then he’s been coaching where he went to high school. He is currently the infield coach. So, long story short, his wife Anna wanted to make a baseball wreath for the front door of their new home.

They came over recently with these baseballs to use my gynormous vice in the basement shop.

Bubba got right to work drilling through the baseballs.

We tested to make sure the coat hanger would go through the middle.

We started out trying to use 14 baseballs on a piece of wire I had in my stash.

The wire was not stiff enough, and the baseballs were too heavy. When we held it up, it resembled an egg shape sphere.

Plan b:

We worked on straightening out all the curlies of a wire coat hanger to get as much length as possible. We start threading the baseballs on again, trying to decide how many to use. We all decided 11 was good, and that made everyone happy because that was Bubba’s number.

This is the wire, not the coat hanger, but I wanted to show you how we connected the two ends.

We clamped the ends down really well.

You can see that 11 baseballs worked. It’s perfectly round.

The “P” has a dual meaning. Bubba and Anna’s last name begins with a P and the team Bubba coaches is the Panthers.

I recently visited them, and seeing the wreath on their door made me smile! I love that I get to help them DIY. They have been in their house for several months now, and are busy making it a beautiful home. Anna has worked tirelessly painting their kitchen cupboards. She’s done a fabulous job on them, while Bubba patiently helped with re-installing all the hinges and NEW hardware. The “new” cabinets look terrific!

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How many balls do you have on it, (no more than 11 balls) and did you use a sturdy coat hanger? You will need to make sure that each ball is very close to the other, and that the connection is very tight. If you’ve done all of that, you should be able to reshape it.

Just a quick question, you mentioned you used a heavy wired clothes hanger. Are most wire hanger the same gauge or did you get your hanger from the dry cleaners? Let me know when you get a chance. Thanks. I can’t wait to try to make this.

I don’t think you would want to drill through the seams. Other than that you’re good. Make sure you pick up an extra long bit. I regular one won’t make it all the way through. Have fun! be careful when drilling, use a vice or have someone hold a clamp.

It turned out great Gail! I`m sure the young couple turns to you for inspiration while renovating their house as well. Your tips are always very helpful and the tutorials are easy to follow.Have a great week,Sue

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